Franklin County Sheriff Ken Murphy released an annual report of activity and related information for last year. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 8,872 calls for service, which is a 1% increase over the 8,775 calls for service in 2012. Among some of the calls of service that were investigated in 2013 were:
- Property Damage Accidents: 483
- Personal Injury Accidents: 97
- Fatality Accidents: 4
- Burglary/Theft : 345
- Domestic Disturbance/Battery: 247
- 911 Hang Up/Accidental Dial 764
- Suspicious Persons Activity:647
- Traffic Stops: 1,381
- Business/Residential Checks 246
A total of 531 arrests were made by Sheriff’s Deputies, which is an 11% decrease from 2012. Here are some of the following charges:
- Suspicion of OWI: 55
- Burglary/Theft: 21
- Public Intoxication: 14
- Minor Consumption/Possession of Alcohol 27
- Battery/Domestic Battery: 29
- Possession of Controlled Substance: 24
- Resisting Law Enforcement: 8
- Warrant: 223
- Intimidation: 3
- Criminal Recklessness: 5
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident: 7
- Disorderly Conduct: 16
- Possession of Marijuana: 39
- Neglect of a Dependent: 6
- Child Molest: 1
- Public Indecency: 4
“This has been a very challenging year with weather conditions and manpower shortages,” Sheriff Ken Murphy said.
The average monthly inmate population was 57 inmates throughout last year. The maximum capacity is 75 inmates. Jail staff prepared and served 66,063 meals to these individuals. The Security Center used 2.6 million gallons of city water at a cost of $15,419. The electric bill came at a cost of $61,304, and natural gas was a total cost of $13,419.
Deputies drove a total of 287,235 miles in 2013, averaging 23,944 miles per month.
Additionally, the Franklin County Dispatch Center received over 15,000 calls for service for various law enforcement, fire departments and EMS services throughout the county, which is about a 1 percent increase from 2012. A total of 3,500 Emergency 911 calls were received by the dispatch in 2013.
The sheriff hopes more people sign up for the free emergency notification system Nixle. There are currently over 6,300 members who utilize the service. Sheriff Murphy indicated that he would like to see it expanded to 10,000 subscribers this year.
Sixty pieces of real estate were sold at the Sheriff’s Auctions and 1,071 civil process papers served.
